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Start Over Media available legacy documentation Collector Margaret Lantis Culture or time period Alaskan Eskimo
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 2-62122, described as Towel or sweathouse brush. Bundle of grass twined at the top, also plaited loop at the top.
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 2-62140, described as Murre skins with feathers still attached; self lined; white and brown feathers (entire body less head and tail).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 2-16683, described as Fragment of a cup, black, clay.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Diaper, accession number 2-16738, described as Scraped, depilated skin pouch containing sphagnum moss as absorbent. Four braided grass cords at corners for attachment to baby. Made of depilated hide (or possibly stomach lining).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum and drumstick, accession number 2-16732a,b, described as a) Drum has wood handle and hoop with gut head attached with commercial cotton string. b) Wood drumstick.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Handle and sinker, accession number 2-16720, described as Bone handle and sinker for salmon seine. Curved piece whalebone drilled at both ends.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-16687, described as Small. Copper paint, antler (?) harpoon head, ivory foreshaft, walrus-gut float, ivory mouthpiece. Painted with ochre and Vivianite. Damaged on "Man the Inventor" exhibit Loan S65-65 #72 Heard Museum.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-16688a-d, described as Large harpoon head with wooden cap for slate point and wooden holder for toggle and line (shaft and harpoon line for float missing). (a) harpoon toggle head, "fossil" ivory, slate point, rawhide leader. (b) red stained wood sheath. (c) detached toggle shaft, antler, loop of rawhide. (d) oblong red painted wood object hollowed out at one end, may be what is refered to as "wooden holder for toggle and line".
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon point, accession number 2-16692.1, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon point, accession number 2-16716, described as Ivory. Barbed.

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